George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne, DL

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George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquis of Lansdowne

(27 Nov 1912 — 12 Aug 1997 ?)

Son of Charles George Francis Mercer Nairne, who was the son of 5th Marquis of Lansdowne.

CURRICULUM VITAE

   Educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford

Was a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Co. of Archers
1939—1945, World War II: Capt. in Scots Greys and Maj. with Free French Forces; awarded Legion of Honour and Croix de Guerre
1944: appointed Private Secretary to British Ambassador in Paris
1957—1958: a Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen and Representative to the Council of Europe215
1958—1962: Joint Parl. Under Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs
1962—1964: Min. of State for Commonwealth and Colonial Affairs215
1964: Privy Councilor
On 18 Mar 1938, George (8th Marquis) married Barbara Chase (d. 17 Feb 1965), the daughter of Harold Stuart Chase of Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.218 They had four children:

   Caroline Margaret (8 Jan 1939--27 Sep 1956),

Charles Maurice Mercer Nairne Petty-Fitzmaurice,

   9th Marquis of Lansdowne (b. 21 Feb 1941)

Lord Robert Harold Mercer Nairne (b. 16 Feb 1947). On 1 Nov 1972, he married Jane Gordon (b. 1 Sep 1950). They had three children:

       Emily Jane (b. 3 Aug 1974)

       Samuel George (b. 1976)

       Joseph Douglas (b. 1980)

Lady Georgina Elizabeth Petty-Fitzmaurice (b. 10 Jan 1950). In 1974, she married firstly Guy Hamilton. They were divorced in 1980. She married secondly Robert Eric Miller.
In 1969, George (8th Marquis) married 2ndly the Hon. Selina Polly Dawson Eccles (b. 18 Jan 1937), daughter of the 1st Viscount Eccles and previously the wife of Robin Andrew Duthac Carnegie. George and Selina were divorced in 1978.

On 15 Oct 1978, George (8th Marquis) married 3rdly Gillian Anna Morgan (d. 1982), daughter of Alured Morgan.

On 12 Jul 1995, George (8th Marquis) married Penelope Eva Bradford (the Hon. Mrs. Astor).

Source: http://fitzmaurice-family.com/engl.html

John Astor (26 September 1923 – 27 December 1987) was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury and member of the prominent Astor family, being the son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever.

He was educated at Eton College and during World War II served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was a Berkshire County Councillor from 1953 and an alderman from 1960.

Astor was elected as the MP for Newbury in the 1964 general election and was re-elected twice, in 1966 and 1970 but stood down before the first Feb 1974 general election. In 1970 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Overseas Development.

He was married twice, once to Kathleen Drummond, daughter of George Henry Drummond, in 1950, having three children with her, and then to Penelope Eve Bradford in 1982.